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Kirchengeschichte (BKV)
16. Kap, Die Geschichte des Astyrius.
Dabei erwarb sich auch Astyrius wegen seines gottgeliebten Freimutes einen Namen. Ein Mann aus dem römischen Senatorenstande, genoß er bei den Kaisern Ansehen und war wegen seiner edlen Abkunft und seines Reichtums allgemein berühmt. Er war bei der Hinrichtung des Märtyrers zugegen, nahm die Leiche auf seine Schulter, wickelte sie in glänzende und kostbare Gewänder und bestattete sie unter reichlichstem Aufwand in gebührendem Grabmale. Freunde dieses Mannes, die noch heute leben, wissen von ihm noch tausend andere Dinge zu erzählen. Darunter auch die folgende wundersame Geschichte.
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The Church History of Eusebius
Chapter XVI.--Story in Regard to Astyrius.
Astyrius 1 also is commemorated on account of his pious boldness in connection with this affair. He was a Roman of senatorial rank, and in favor with the emperors, and well known to all on account of his noble birth and wealth. Being present at the martyr's death, he took his body away on his shoulder, and arraying him in a splendid and costly garment, prepared him for the grave in a magnificent manner, and gave him fitting burial. 2 The friends of this man, that remain to our day, relate many other facts concerning him.
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We know nothing more about this Astyrius than is recorded here. Rufinus, in his H. E. VII. 13, tells us that he suffered martyrdom at about this time; but Eusebius says nothing of the kind, and it is therefore not at all probable that Rufinus is correct. He probably concluded, from Eusebius' account of him, that he also suffered martyrdom. ↩
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Burton and Crusè close the chapter at this point, throwing the next sentence into chap. 17. Such a transposition, however, is unnecessary, and I have preferred to follow Valesius, Heinichen, Schwegler, and other editors, in dividing as above. ↩